Meanings
adjectiveoverthoughtful (comparative more overthoughtful, superlative most overthoughtful)
comparative more overthoughtful · superlative most overthoughtful
- Too thoughtful or pensive.
Origin
- Middle Englishoverthoughtful
- Englishoverthoughtful
From Middle English overthoughtful, over thouʒtful, equivalent to over- + thoughtful.
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overthoughtful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overthoughtful
MLA
“overthoughtful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overthoughtful. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overthoughtful,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overthoughtful.
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